In view of Donald Trump's new presidential administration, which aims to massively scaling the enforcement of immigration, she probably has to rely on the support of the local authorities in order to strengthen his number of staff and to turn their deportation goals, say the immigration lawyer.
The expansion of the partnerships in Georgia will “trust (das) immigrant families, workers and students in their local law enforcement authorities, which are sworn in to protect neighbors and communities,” said Gigi Pedraza, the managing director of the Latino Community Fund Georgia. “When people are afraid of going out and reporting crimes, society makes it weaker.”
The state correction department and the sheriff's offices in the counties Floyd, Hall, Oconee, Polk and Whitfield have all current 287 (G) versions that work with the first Trump administration. Georgia Sheriff's offices with pending 287 (g) applications informed the Atlanta Journal Constitution that they were looking for closer relationships with ice to comply with state regulation.
“The state law obliges all law enforcement authorities to do this,” said Anna Watkins, public information officer of the Sheriff office in Monroe County between Atlanta and Macon.
The legislator in Georgia passed an immigration law, house law 1105, last summer, in which the Georgia sheriff committed the enforcement of the Federal Immigration Act in the implementation of the federal government in the enforcement of the federal government. One of the mandates of the law includes that the sheriffs 287 (g) or non -specified similar partnerships of immigration enforce through immigration. Sheriffs who do not adhere to the HB 1105 will face criminal punishments and the loss of the state -based subsidy financing.
According to Georgia Leadership, HB 1105, which was adopted in the turbulent entourage of the nursing student sheet Riley's killing by an unauthorized immigrant, would help bring the communities to safety.
“If you illegally enter our country and commit other crimes in our communities, we will not allow your crimes to be unanswered,” said governor Brian Kemp before signing the bill.
Although it can vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, 287 (g) mainly comes into play in local prisons and detention centers. After a suspect has been arrested, a trained civil servant can display an ICE database to find more information about the immigration status of the arrest, and at the request of ICE, the agent can hold up to 48 hours to pick up the suspect for the deportation.
The Sheriff's office of Monroe County applied for 287 (G) in August. Walker County applied for in December and Murray County in July. None of the sheriffs does not yet have to belong from ICE about the status of their applications, officials said. The administration of Joe Biden did not sign new 287 (G) contracts.
In order to work with ICE up to 287 (g), local civil servants must complete a training session for months, which includes the course work in the Immigration Act, the use of the ICE database and the training to avoid breed profiles. ICE officers did not respond to a request for comments.
Like Georgia, Florida has also passed laws that state that local governments formulate relationships with ice cream. Together, the law enforcement authorities of Georgia and Florida take into account more than half of the 27 applications that are currently pending for the 287 (G) program.
Until recently, 287 (g) had been in the peach state at the stage. In a significant decision about four years ago, newly elected democratic sheriffs in Cobb and Gwinnett graduated from the program in the program. Previously, both offices of the sheriff led the nation through 287 (g) in transfers to ice.
